Le Loop - supporting the William Wates Memorial Trust
Le Loop follows the official route of the Tour de France, one week ahead of the professionals and finishes 21 stages later in Nice (due to the Olympics in Paris).
On Friday 21st June 2024 around 100 riders will gather in Florence for the 'Grand Depart'. Some cycle a few days, some ride further. More will join us over the following 3 weeks of the tour.
Riders tackle one of a selection of "Loops" riding anything from 2 to all 21 stages of the Tour de France route. Every participant commits to raising a minimum amount for the William Wates Memorial Trust (WWMT). The fundraised money is entirely separate from the participation fee - donations do not pay for my Tour.
All monies raised go directly to the William Wates Memorial Trust whose mission is to help the most disadvantaged young people keep away from a life of crime and violence and fulfil their potential. This is achieved by giving grants to charities that engage young people through the medium of sports, arts and education.
It's been a tough couple of years for charities and particularly for young people. This is my chance to give something back and help support young people who aren't lucky enough to enjoy the advantages in life that most of us take for granted.
Le Loop is no small undertaking. Riding even ONE stage of the Tour de France route is going to hurt! Please reward my pain by giving generously.
Merci!
Thank you to my Sponsors
£265
Guy & Allen Gama
£265
Gama Healthcare
Good luck! You will smash it!
£250
Barnes Roffe Llp
Good luck Donal!! Stephen, Elliot and the BR team
£250
Gabriel Bradley
£215
Christina Dix
Great cause! Good luck Donal!
£100
Joseph Linehan
£60
Justin Ballantyne
You're a champ mate! Love your journeys! I hope you remain two tired and not too tired all the way!
£54
Philp Nathan
Push the hill
£54
James N & Family
Chapeau! Absolutely jealous as anything. Allez!!
£54
David Hix
Good Luck and Best Wishes Donal
£54
Tanya Wallman
Good luck Donal!
£50
Maryse Devonshire
Wishing you all the very best for your ride Donal
£50
Peter Jenkins
Congrats on a wonderful achievement
£50
Susy Peycke
Best of luck Donal, wishing you a following wind!
£50
Richard Mcmahon
Great cause - good luck Donal.
£50
Mags Gleeson
Well done !
£50
Ray Berglund
Go get em, Donal!
£50
Tom Peach
Great cause! Good luck Donal
£50
Eltin Linehan
£45.36
Cce
CHAPEAU X 21
£35
Cathy O'brien
Faire du vélo 🚴♀️
£32.40
Jocelyn
Good luck Donal! Hope all goes well. Looking forward to your riding updating.
£32.40
Roy Hanouka
Good luck Donal! Sounds very gruelling but also great fun!
£32.40
Karen And Tommy Webb
Can’t believe you are doing it again, you nutter! But very admirable and a very worthwhile cause. Good luck xx
£32.40
Grahame Russell
Good luck Donal. Wish we'd done the Twickenham game with you this year!
£30
Jg :)
Best of luck! You can do it and you will do it!
£30
Sophie Linehan
🚴♂️ don’t forget your shovel, go n-éirí leat! 🚴♂️
£30
Tracy S
Best of luck Donal!
£27
Joanne Cox
Good luck Donal! Hope all goes well. Enjoy the ride through such inspiring countryside.
£27
Meeta Siddhartha
Best of luck Donal!
£27
Sabeena Kondogeorgis
Good Luck Donal!
£27
Jonathan Jones
Allez, allez Donal!…
£27
Ben Weule
Well done mate. Enjoy the last week. Loved the gravel I’m sure.
£27
Des Quinn
Best of luck. Hope the legs hold out!
£27
Antria
Good luck Donal!
£27
Matt Zheng
allez! allez! allez!
£27
Jaco Prinsloo
£27
Craig Eley
All the best Donal!
£27
Andy And Zoe
Yay Donal, I am sure you will smash it again!
£25
Hailey Newman
Well done (again!)
£25
Rachel Phillips
An "epic" event for a fabulous cause - hope you manage to enjoy it along the way. I'm sure the finish being in Nice will help somewhat!
£25
Haradri Vyas
All the best Donal! Well done!
£25
Anna Bedford
Sounds like quite a journey already! Wishing you all luck for the remainder
£25
Julia Cristóbal
Bravo Donal!
£25
Lauren Taylor
£25
Amandeep Virk-goraya
£25
Fraser Scott
£25
Laurent Audibert
Another fantastic challenge Donal, looking forward to following your stunning journey!
£25
Richard Byrne
Well done on completing the course, fantastic effort
£25
Josephine
Good luck for another epic adventure! Allez allez allez (to the tune of a loud cow bell!)
£25
Julie George
Good luck!
£21.60
Christine Topiwala
Good luck Donal 😊
£21.60
Elaine Wolvaardt
Good luck Donal!!
£21.60
Joanne Cox
Congratulations Donal. Magnificent effort despite feeling under the weather. Here's the little nudge to push you over your target!
£21.60
Ian Packer
Well done Donal , its good to see you are still on your bike. I cycled from London to Paris once.
£21.60
Aspasia Petrea
Good luck Donal!
£20
Nicole Baxter
Wishing you lots of luck Donal!
£20
Charlie Young
Good luck Donal :)
£20
Anna Linehan
U go Dad🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
£20
Martin Ball
Go Donal!!!!!!!!!
£20
Leanne Myers
Well done Donal!!
£16.20
Sarah Martin-law
Best of luck Donal, great cause!
£16.20
Gill Brannon
Well done!!
£10.80
Dan Kite
Good Luck Donal!
£10.80
Paul Towey
Good luck Donal
£10.80
Sam
Good Luck :)
£10.80
Diane Morris
Good luck Donal, I'll keep an eye on Strava to see how it goes :)
£10.80
Maré Bicker-caarten
Go Donal Goooo!
£10
Francesco Di Maggio
Well done! You did something wonderful! This said by somebody that loves bikes!!
Good luck Donal! You've got this. Guy & Allen